PEPFAR funding has been suspended as part of Trump’s pause on foreign aid. It’s a terrible and much-feared scenario and happened even before RFK is confirmed. I wrote a bit in November about what that will mean. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

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annamerlan.bsky.social • 27 days ago

PEPFAR funding has been suspended as part of Trump’s pause on foreign aid. It’s a terrible and much-feared scenario and happened even before RFK is confirmed. I wrote a bit in November about what that will mean. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/rfk-aids-hiv-hhs-donald-trump/

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tsorrells.bsky.social•27 days ago

The indefinite suspension of NSF funding will also be a blow to research across all fields. We all knew the policies would be solely focused on revenge, but targeting everyone who may remotely disagree with this administration will cripple American scientific research.

hannahburner.bsky.social•27 days ago

📌

lizsewsthings.bsky.social•27 days ago

How do we live in a world where Dubya looks like a good and sane president???

justinhousman.bsky.social•26 days ago

Why does RFK want this job?

annamerlan.bsky.social•26 days ago

I think it both allows him to settle various scores and approximate the Kennedy family legacy of public service in his own weird way. Just my guess though

annamerlan.bsky.social•27 days ago

This will, and I mean this literally, kill people.